Voice of Small Business: most gloomy sectors in the UK

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on government to slash VAT
from 20pc to 5pc for a year in the construction and tourism industries to
boost spending and stimulate growth in the economy.

Its Voice of Small Business report shows the mood of its members from
different sectors. Here are the five least confident sectors in the UK,
measured by the Voice of Small Business Index, designed to quantify the
expectations of business owners for the next three months.